“You have to see it on the big screen!” It’s an old trope, but lusciously lit, exquisitely framed, and ravishingly photographed art films deserve to be seen as expansively as possible. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Music Box Theatre presents six big-screen cinematic masterpieces from the Festival's vaults that have to be seen BIG.
Save the date: 60th Chicago International Film Festival, October 16-27, 2024. For more information: www.chicagofilmfestival.com
Coming up in this Series
Daughters of the Dust
Opens September 15
A landmark in African American filmmaking, this magical realist tone poem—recently restored in 4K for its 25th anniversary—is a stunning cinematic ach... Read more
Diva
Opens September 21
An international arthouse sensation that launched the “cinéma du look,” an explosion of visually stunning, punk-inspired, super-cool French movies in... Read more
Lady Bird
Opens September 29
Before Barbie, Greta Gerwig arrived as a bold new cinematic voice with her solo writing-directing debut Lady Bird. Set in the quaint, suburban ennui o... Read more
The Piano
Opens September 22
Nominated for eight Oscars (and winner of three), Jane Campion’s stirring and sumptuous tale of a mute woman and her daughter’s fight against patriarc... Read more
Punch-Drunk Love
Opens September 28
Struggling with erratic anger issues, novelty toiletry salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and d... Read more
Raining in the Mountain
Opens September 14
During the Ming Dynasty, a Buddhist abbot charged with protecting the sacred scroll of Tripitaka prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a g... Read more